Livestock farmers highlight importance of epizootic hemorrhagic disease vaccine treatment by veterinarians

Recently, the president of ASAJA Soria, Anna Pastortogether with the head of the cattle department, Diego climbedmet with the representative of the Territory, Yolanda de Gregoriotogether with the heads of the Agriculture and Environment Service, Jose Manuel Ruiz y José Antonio Lucasat the request of the agricultural group to deal with the matter about him epizootic hemorrhagic disease (MAN).

“EHE is a disease it does not affect people in any way. It is therefore a non-infectious viral disease transmitted by diptera insects (Culicoides spp.), which affects domestic and wild reptiles,” recalls ASAJA.

In cowsAlthough it usually causes mild and self-limiting symptoms, in some cases it can cause more severe symptoms, which may cause sequelae and, to a lesser extent, the death of animals. In wild fauna It is a disease that mainly affects deer, and it can also affect white deer and roe deer.

“As is known, this disease, which began to spread widely in 2023, has been spread across the national geography. The fact that it is viral may have created resistance or immunity in those animals that developed the disease in 2023,” they point out.

Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture (MAP) ha update your report about the disease in which he was admitted Soria with the latest cases officially certified by EHE.

“In this sense, those responsible for the administration have told us, so far, 45 Syrian farms They have already started or finished the official EHE verification process, after sending samples to the Algete information laboratory,” they clarify.

From ASAJA they have requested, as happened last year, this year, and in the same way, that they will be available to the affected soldiers. financial support as the disease progresses, so that all farmers have the same support against it.

In this regard, the administration has stated that there is no type of approved aid at this time, but that they will forward the request. “In this sense, it must be remembered that it will be a basic requirement for official confirmation that EHE has an impact on the practice if support is established in the future,” they emphasize.

ASAJA recalls that it is necessary until the EHE position is officially announced contact the Veterinary Unit the suspicion that there are animals with symptoms compatible with the disease, so that the administration can start the administration process.

“Regarding the rest of the cases, it is very important to note that since yesterday the the first vaccination to protect stock. For this reason we emphasize the importance of dealing with this issue with the farm veterinarianto make the best decision to protect the livestock,” the ranchers said on August 8.

In this sense, it is worth remembering that it was recently known features is above market the first vaccine against epizootic hemorrhagic disease, after CZ vaccinesa subgroup of The Zendal Groupwhich, from the Aemps, received a provisional license for its use to combat this contagious viral disease in cattle.